nuke x's are more overstble than reg nukes, less glide too. i have 6 AND neither of them had the dome of some of the poppy top memorial nukes. however, the nuke x works great in a head wind and still able to punch out there for decent d

booter wrote:nuke x's are more overstble than reg nukes, less glide too. i have 6 AND neither of them had the dome of some of the poppy top memorial nukes. however, the nuke x works great in a head wind and still able to punch out there for decent d

How's the stability compared to a boss? How much less glide, non-existant glide or still some left?

eh its been a long time since ive thrown a boss but id say its about as stable as a DF domey boss if not more. ive never really thrown the nuke x in a calm wind,mainly for ridiculous wind situations. i wouldnt say the glide is non existent but it is a little less than the regular nuke. id say mainly because of the smaller dome and increased stability.

I wonder if they've changed since mine handles wind better and is at least but I'd say more consistent than Destroyers. Mine is an early one.

Flat shots need running on the center line of the tee and planting each step on the center line. Anhyzer needs running from rear right to front left with the plant step hitting the ground to the left of the line you're running on. Hyzer is the mirror of that.

The more I test my Z Nuke, the more I'm thinking the Destroyer is really the limit of what is comfortable in my hand rim width-wise. Yesterday it was hot as balls (95 with 70% humidity) and sweat was a real issue. I keep a rosin bag and such, but with that giant handle and the Z plastic I could not even get a solid grip yesterday as my hands were never 100% dry and clean. It cooled in the evening and I threw it a couple of times, but it is wild compared to my Destroyers. Currently I'm alternating between stalling it out too high, and flipping it when I try and keep it low. I'm starting to think that perhaps the tree hit I had did make it more flippy because I've turned it just about every time since that hit. Either way, its not even close to Destroyer stability (at least not the domey ones I throw).

discspeed wrote:The more I test my Z Nuke, the more I'm thinking the Destroyer is really the limit of what is comfortable in my hand rim width-wise. Yesterday it was hot as balls (95 with 70% humidity) and sweat was a real issue. I keep a rosin bag and such, but with that giant handle and the Z plastic I could not even get a solid grip yesterday as my hands were never 100% dry and clean. It cooled in the evening and I threw it a couple of times, but it is wild compared to my Destroyers. Currently I'm alternating between stalling it out too high, and flipping it when I try and keep it low. I'm starting to think that perhaps the tree hit I had did make it more flippy because I've turned it just about every time since that hit. Either way, its not even close to Destroyer stability (at least not the domey ones I throw).

This is pretty much where I'm at. The "new toy syndrome" is wearing out. I'm getting consistently longer drives with my Surge's and even Teebirds. I hardly even use the Nuke on the course for this reason. It's hard to get consistency with it in the field, much less on a course. Wind really seems to affect the flight more than I thought it would too. Hey though, every 10th throw or so goes far.

All joking aside, I discovered something during field practice which was kinda weird. When I concentrated on throwing the Nuke almost like a Roc or Putter shot I was able to get more consistency and some serious long flights. My slowest pull went around 430 on flat ground no wind which is good d for me and felt almost strangely effortless. (google earth d not message board d) If I tried to throw it even close to how I throw my Surges it was inconsistent and tended to flip more than I wanted and was shorter. My form is pretty slow, short, and methodical anyway but my best Nuke throws were VERY slowed and felt strange. Even adjusting hyzer angle at faster speeds still yielded inconsistent results. For me personally this is something I've never experienced with any other wide rimmed drivers (even the Katana.) Am I over thinking this and just missing something obvious or what?

That is actually how I've seen (not thrown) the longest Z Nuke tosses..One guy from the area threw one about 575' maybe 600' in a tourney yesterday on a line that was about 35-40' high, maybe higher than that and it flipped over and just went forever. The hole was best played for most people to get about 400' from the tee and have a 200' or so straight hyzer to the pin (or huge spike over the trees to the pin) with the corner defined by a huge tree about 530' from the tee, his drive flipped and then S'd around the huge tree leaving what looked like a jump put for 2!